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Covid: Turkey enters first full lockdown - BBC News
Covid: Turkey enters first full lockdown
By Mahmut Hamsici
BBC Turkish, Istanbul
The streets were crowded, the shopping centres busy and the traffic heavy.
Some flocked to the main bus terminal to get out of Istanbul, while others tried to stockpile alcohol amid news of a "booze ban".
This was the mood in the hours before Turkey went into its first full pandemic lockdown, to curb a surge in infections and deaths.
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